TV Land's Fantasy Island Marathon, Aug. 25-28, 2003

[Pavan]

- Fantasy Island Marathon
* Monday, August 25 to Thursday, August 28, 8 to 11 p.m. E/P each night
TV Land presents a four day vacation to the best tropical resort on television--Fantasy Island! Be sure to catch all 12 episodes as Tattoo himself will be greeting you to the island where you will meet guests like Don Knotts, Bob Denver, The Love Boat gang, Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick), a young Michelle Pfeiffer and many more.

Monday, August 25
8:00PM #3 "Escape / Cinderella Girls"
A magician wants to perform the ultimate escape. Guest Stars: Georgia Engel and Burt Convy.
9:00PM #13 "Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man"
Guests: Don Knotts, Bernie Kopell, Nancy Walker and John Fielder.
10:00PM #28 "The Flight of the Great Yellow Bird/The Island of Lost Women"
Guests: Michelle Pfeiffer and Barbara Rush.

Tuesday, August 26
8:00PM #36 "The Casting Director / Pentagram"
An accountant (Don Knotts) dreams of casting movies; a reporter thinks a satanic cult cursed her.
9:00PM #43 "Amusement Park / Rock Stars"
The island welcomes teenagers & kids.
Guests: Scott Baio, Jimmy Baio, Ted Lange, and Jill Whelan
10:00PM #66 "The Eagleman / The Children of Menta"
Guests: Jim Backus and Larry Storch.

Wednesday, August 27
8:00PM #77 "Elizabeth's Baby / The Artist and the Lady"
Guests: Donny Most, Eve Plumb and Michelle Pfeiffer.
9:00PM #101 "House of Dolls / Wuthering Heights"
Guest: Bob Denver.
10:00PM #120 "The Kleptomaniac / Thank God, I'm a Country Girl"
A kleptomaniac seeks a cure; A waitress wants to appear to be a wealthy heiress for a daughter she gave up for adoption as a baby.
Guests: Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Heather Locklear, Ted McGinley, and Loretta Lynn

Thursday, August 28
8:00PM #127 "Return to the Cotton Club / No Friends Like Old"
Guest: Markie Post
9:00PM #134 "Love Island / The Sisters"
Guests: Maureen McCormick and Bob Denver.
10:00PM #138 "God Child / Curtain Call"
Guest: Tori Spelling.

*** PLEASE NOTE: THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW AND SANFORD & SON WILL BE AIRING AT 11 AND 11:30PM FOR THESE FOUR DAYS ONLY FOLLOWING THE MARATHON***

[Flash72]

That is great news, I only wish they would run the pilot movies.

[Chad22]

Im Looking Forward To It

Kinda cool how 2 of my favorite actors, Scott Baio and Don Knotts both have their episodes on the same night

[Stormtracker TF]

Awesome lineup of episodes! Im really looking forward to this

[Pavan]

TV LAND FANTASY ISLAND MARATHON

Summer may be coming to a close, but viewers can still escape to paradise when TV Land airs a four-night primetime marathon of the popular series Fantasy Island. Beginning Monday August 25-Thursday, August 28 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (all times ET/PT).

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 -- Summer may be coming to a close, but viewers can still escape to paradise when TV Land airs a four night primetime marathon of the popular series Fantasy Island. Beginning Monday August 25-Thursday, August 28 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (all times ET/PT), the
network will air three back-to-back episodes each night of the show where ordinary people's lives are changed forever. Fantasy Island airs regularly Mondays-Fridays at 8 p.m.

"There is always glamour and excitement at Fantasy Island," said Larry W. Jones, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "TV Land is happy to provide our viewers with an escape to this paradise where
wishes always come true."

Executive produced by Aaron Spelling, this romantic drama (Love Boat, Dynasty) was set on a remote island resort and was a major hit from 1978 to 1984. Each episode consists of several different stories, all with the same result -- the island's visitors always have their lifelong dreams realized. Whether it is an innocent island visitor wanting to become sexy and
sophisticated during their stay, or a frustrated family man wanting respect from his clan -- every fantasy comes true. Many of the storylines focus on ordinary people seeking glamour and excitement in their lives.

The island's owner, the suave Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalbon) and his helper Tattoo (Herve Villechaize) oversee the different dramas each week. Roarke becomes increasingly mysterious in later seasons, involving himself with spells and potions, and Tattoo is later replaced with Lawrence (Christopher Hewitt) as Roarke's sidekick. Guest stars throughout the show's
run included: Michelle Pfeiffer, Cathryn Damon, Abe Vigoda, Charo, David Cassidy, Heather Locklear, Red Buttons, Robert Goulet, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sonny Bono.

Monday August 25
8:00pm #1 Escape/ Cinderella Girls
* Escape: Gregory Udall, a famous magician, has the ultimate fantasy is to perform the ultimate escape. Gregory finds himself in a jail cell with prisoner, Ipsy Dauphine, where they try everything to escape the prison.
* Cinderella Girls: The fantasy of two women to be socialites comes true but with a timelock of midnight.

Guest Stars: Betty White, Bert Convy and Robert Clary

9:00pm
#9 Trouble, My Lovely/ The Common Man
* Trouble My Lovely -- A man's wish is to experience peace and respect
from his family, especially his mother-in-law.
* The Common Man -- A man wants to become a private investigator and
finally gets the chance to do so.

Guest Stars: Bernie Koppell, Julie Cobs, Don Knotts, Lynda Day George,
and Pamela Bryant

10:00pm
#24 The Flight of the Great Yellow Bird/ The Island of Lost Women
* The Flight of the Great Yellow Bird -- A man in search of Bigfoot
finds himself on a trip to discover some startling things about
Bigfoot and about himself.
* The Island of Lost Women -- A girl-crazy sailor wishes to find out for
himself if an island of beautiful women really exists and explores his
dream.

Guest Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Rush, Dan c. Reed, Michelle Pfeiffer,
and Robert Morse

Tuesday August 26
8:00pm
#32 Casting Director/ Pentagram
* The Casting Director - A movie buff gets a bittersweet taste of showbiz
when he becomes a Hollywood casting director.
* Pentagram -- Mr. Roarke's life is endangered when he helps a young
woman rid herself of a Satanic curse.

Guest Stars: Phyllis Davis, Don Knotts, Cesar Romero, Abe Vigoda,
Francine Gable and Florence Henderson

9:00pm
#39 Amusement Park/ Rock Stars
* Amusement Park -- A little boy arranges a big opportunity for his
estranged father in the hopes it will bring them together for good.
* Rock Stars -- Four children, whose parents are believed to be dead,
wish for stardom as a means to remain a family.

Guest Stars: Ted Lange, Verne Watson, Tracey Gold, Scott Baio and Joanna
Barnes.

10:00pm
#62 The Eagleman/ The Children of Menta
* The Eagleman -- A father attempts to win back his son's respect and
admiration by becoming the comic book hero the boy worships.
* The Children of Menta -- A young journalism student dreams of breaking
the biggest news story of the decade by locating an infamous refugee
from justice.

Guest Stars: Jim Backus, Bob Denver and Ralph Bellamy

Wednesday August 27
8:00pm
#73 Elizabeth's baby/ The Artist and the Lady
* Elizabeth's Baby A terminally ill but very expectant mother wishes to
look ahead into her unborn baby's future.
* "The Artist and the Lady" An untalented artist wishes to possess the
talent to paint a great masterpiece.

Guest Stars: Alison Arngrim, Eve Plumb, Donny Most and Michelle Pfeiffer

Wednesday August 27
9:00pm
#97 House of Dolls/ Wuthering Heights
* House of Dolls A young man who's become infatuated with a mannequin has
her brought her to life with some surprising results.
* Wuthering Heights A young librarian, in love with a character from a
classic novel, risks life to actually meet her literary lover.

Guest Stars: Barbi Benton, Bob Denver and Richard Anderson

10:00pm
#116 The Kleptomaniac/ ...I'm a Country Girl
* The Kleptomaniac -- Fred Simpson come to the island in order to rid
himself of his obsession to steal.
* Thank God, I'm a Country Girl -- A woman who gave up her professional
country singing career in order to support her daughter wishes to be
reunited with her.

Guest Stars: Sherman Helmsley, Roxie Roker, Loretta Lynn,
Heather Locklear and Ted McGinley

Thursday August 28
8:00pm
#123 Cotton Club/ No Friends Like Old Friends
* The Cotton Club -- "Diggs" Whelan comes to Fantasy Island to get a big
break in his singing career. He sacrifices his chances of stardom by
helping a young singer at the Cotton Club only to find out he has been
discovered in real life.
* No Friends Like Old Friends -- Doreen Murphy wants to impress her old
college friends and win their respect, but soon learns that money can't
buy respect.

Guest Stars: Lou Rawls, Johnny Brown, Regis Philbin, Cybil Shepherd and
Markie Post

9:00pm
#129 Love Island/ The Sisters
* Love Island -- Don Mitchell and Tim Kerns come to Fantasy Island
pretending they are playboys, but are really afraid to meet beautiful
women. During their prehistoric adventure they overcome their
anxieties and discover they are no longer fearful of relationships.
* The Sisters -- Stephanie Wilson is in search of her sister Linda. She
finds her sister being held captive on Richard Winston's Estate and
manages to help her escape.

Guest Stars: Bob Denver, Paul Kreppel and Maureen McCormick

Thursday August 28
10:00pm
#134 God Child/ Curtain Call
* God Child -- A little girl, who has lost both of her parents,
fantasy is to find God and ask why her parents were taken from her.
She meets a man who she believes is God and learns a valuable lesson
about life and death.
* Curtain Call -- A man who formerly had a television act with two other
people, wishes to put on one last show. Eventually he finds that the
way he treated his two former friends was wrong, and wishes to earn
back their friendship.

Guest Stars: Milton Berle, Imogene Coca, George Kennedy, Tori Spelling

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